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Chicago Freight Car Company 900063

Four-outlet open ballast hopper car

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Chicago Freight Car Company 900063 Four-outlet open ballast hopper car on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum. Ballast was dumped the previous afternnon and is awaiting tamping. A Union Pacific auto rack road job can be seen passing westbound on the Belvidere Subdivision [to the right].

(CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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Chicago Freight Car Company 900063 Four-outlet open ballast hopper car on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

(CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, and CRDX 900063 [far to near] on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

(CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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Chicago Freight Car Company 900063 Four-outlet open ballast hopper car on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

(CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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Chicago Freight Car Company 900063 Four-outlet open ballast hopper car on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

(CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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Chicago Freight Car Company 900063 Four-outlet open ballast hopper car on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum. Ballast was dumped the previous afternnon and is awaiting tamping. A Union Pacific auto rack road job can be seen passing westbound on the Belvidere Subdivision [to the right].

(CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, and CRDX 900063 [left to right] on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

(CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, and CRDX 900063 [left to right] on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

(CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

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CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, and CRDX 900063 [near to far] on Station Track 2 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

(CRDX 900068, CRDX 900009, CRDX 900029, CRDX 900063, CRDX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, photographed on 18 October 1999 at Illinois Railway Museum (East Union)).     Image size is available.

Equipment characteristics of CRDX 900063: AAR car type M110 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 48,000 pounds, total gross weight allowed 220,000 pounds, load limit 172,000 pounds, dry capacity 2,000 cubic feet, external dimensions (length 37' 0", width 10' 1", height 13' 2"), internal dimensions (length 29' 3", width 9' 5". [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

Railcar fleet details for CRDX 900063: Maintenance of Way, Scale, Passenger, Caboose and End-of-Train, Mechanical Designation: MWB; Outside Length: 37 ft 0 in; AAR Car Type Code: M110; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 1 in; Inside Length: 29 ft 3 in; Outside Extreme Height: 13 ft 2 in; Inside Width: 9 ft 5 in; Height of Extreme Width: 13 ft 2 in; Upper Eaves Height: 9 ft 8 in; Plate Clearance: B; Trans. Code: X; Outlets: 4; Trans Cond Code: A; Lining: U; Draft Gear: 88; Tare Weight: 48,000 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, November 1999]

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